. . . Making movie generations: On the cultural work of hollywood remaking

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWhat Film Is Good For
Subtitle of host publicationOn the Values of Spectatorship
PublisherUniversity of California Press
Pages249-260
Number of pages12
ISBN (electronic)9780520386822
ISBN (print)9780520386808
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2023

Abstract

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife (dir. Jason Reitman)—the latest addition to the Ghostbusters franchise—has been repeatedly delayed and is scheduled for November 2021 at the time of writing. Unlike the 2016 reboot Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016, dir. Paul Feig), which took a fresh, tongue-in-cheek approach to the franchise with its gender-swap premise, in-jokes, cameos, and fanboy villain, Afterlife functions as a direct sequel to the 1980s Ghostbusters (1984, dir. Ivan Reitman) and Ghostbusters II (1989, dir. Ivan Reitman). Judging from the tone, visual style, and retro aesthetic of the trailer, this movie...

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. . . Making movie generations: On the cultural work of hollywood remaking. / Loock, Kathleen.
What Film Is Good For: On the Values of Spectatorship. University of California Press, 2023. p. 249-260.

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Loock, K 2023, . . . Making movie generations: On the cultural work of hollywood remaking. in What Film Is Good For: On the Values of Spectatorship. University of California Press, pp. 249-260. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.5590589.26
Loock, K. (2023). . . . Making movie generations: On the cultural work of hollywood remaking. In What Film Is Good For: On the Values of Spectatorship (pp. 249-260). University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.5590589.26
Loock K. . . . Making movie generations: On the cultural work of hollywood remaking. In What Film Is Good For: On the Values of Spectatorship. University of California Press. 2023. p. 249-260 doi: 10.2307/jj.5590589.26
Loock, Kathleen. / . . . Making movie generations : On the cultural work of hollywood remaking. What Film Is Good For: On the Values of Spectatorship. University of California Press, 2023. pp. 249-260
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